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First Indochina War - French General Charles Chanson was assassinated

Time: Tuesday Jul 31, 1951

Place: South Vietnam

Details: On July 31, French General Charles Chanson was assassinated during a propaganda suicide attack at Sa Đéc in South Vietnam that was blamed on the Việt Minh although it was argued in some quarters that Cao Đài nationalist Trình Minh Thế could have been involved in its planning.

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